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*Chris07LB* · 07-06-2006, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eight_heads

how much was the new suspension all together?

Dont know what he paid exactly, but I have seen Sparks has the TRD Springs for 161.00 shipped in the US.

eight_heads · 07-07-2006, 12:05 AM

i'd like to just have toyota install them so that i have the warranty and no problems fighting that and all...

Thirty-Nine · 07-07-2006, 11:17 AM

Looks great — I love the "Prancing Chicken!"

I think red is probably the color I'd get if we decide to purchase a Yaris.

jah · 07-07-2006, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eight_heads

how much was the new suspension all together?

Originally I ordered online the TRD suspension/struts, springs, and rear mat from Champion Toyota. Waited 50+ days, then canceled. I walked into the Gainesville Ga dealer, and they said they could have them NOW!!!!

The downside was I paid "full boat" retail, for the parts

Bottomline, I paid $1,100 for the suspension (struts/shocks and springs + rear mat) rear spoiler , including parts and installation.
Later
Jerry

jah · 07-08-2006, 01:30 PM

Here are some shots of the rear components installed

bulldogs2k · 07-13-2006, 01:09 PM

nice! thats what my car needs :)

Boo · 07-21-2006, 08:48 PM

how much better does these ride? Feels like a different car? Very bumpy?

ChinoCharles · 07-21-2006, 11:36 PM

I paid $800 for the suspension and I couldn't be happier. First of all, it is under warranty for 70k miles. Good luck finding that deal anywhere else. As far as how it rides, the Yaris has such a tight turning radius that you will have no problem pushing this car to its absolute limit in a turn. In fact, the first few times you try to get on it you'll probably end up surprising yourself. I can remember turning too hard and having to overcompensate, and in turn "drifting" in this thing when I first got it! There is little to no body roll... I would agree with the statement about the tire sidewalls being the culprit of the small amount you do get. The trick is to keep the revs up high in VVT-i territory... when you come to a turn you can easily accellerate throughout and get a nice 10-15 mph boost coming out of the apex. Make no mistake about it... the ride is extremely stiff and the car is lowered significantly. It doesn't feel like a different car... it IS a different car. I regularly bottom out hitting potholes and such. Just another excuse for a body kit later.

For those of you considering, think about this... I'm 21 and I can't afford to spit 800 bucks up for a suspension all at once... however, I can afford the extra few bucks a month I had to pay on my car payment. Just get it with the car off the lot and in essence you're financing a suspension. Pretty sweet deal for young tuner-crazed kids trying to pay off a car and college all at once.

Chaad32 · 07-22-2006, 12:28 PM

the "Prancing Chicken" is priceless

jah · 07-22-2006, 12:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boo

how much better does these ride? Feels like a different car? Very bumpy?

The ride is much improved, at least for my taste's, the orginal ride was alittle to "springy", way too much body roll. Now its pretty flat, but I will eventually get a brace and anti-roll (sway) bars. As far "very bumpy", I don't think so, as a comparsion on a couple spots on my daily interstate drive there are some expansion joints for bridges. I go over at 70+, before the TRD parts, the car would bounce for a couple to three "cycles" before it settled down. TRD parts quashed the bounce

jah · 07-22-2006, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chaad32

the "Prancing Chicken" is priceless

Yep, I want a TRD sticker that says "100 Jelly Quivering Horsepower"

*Chris07LB* · 07-22-2006, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jah

Yep, I want a TRD sticker that says "100 Jelly Quivering Horsepower"

Ill take one if you find one!! lol

Boo · 07-22-2006, 09:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jah

The ride is much improved, at least for my taste's, the orginal ride was alittle to "springy", way too much body roll. Now its pretty flat, but I will eventually get a brace and anti-roll (sway) bars. As far "very bumpy", I don't think so, as a comparsion on a couple spots on my daily interstate drive there are some expansion joints for bridges. I go over at 70+, before the TRD parts, the car would bounce for a couple to three "cycles" before it settled down. TRD parts quashed the bounce

Sounds like the TRD spring and shocks will be my top item in my mod list.!

Marfulion · 02-09-2009, 10:58 PM

Is there a differernce between the red and white trd springs? or is it just that they come in two different colors?

detroiter · 02-17-2009, 12:29 AM

Just so you notice, this thread is almost 3 years old :D

May or may not get a reply hah

Kaotic Lazagna · 02-17-2009, 02:48 AM

Much better now. hehe.

*edit: didn't see how old this thread was

07-07-2006, 12:05 AM	#20
eight_heads Drives: '07 Yaris Liftback Join Date: May 2006 Location: LA, USA Posts: 244	i'd like to just have toyota install them so that i have the warranty and no problems fighting that and all... __________________ '07 Yaris Liftback -Red 5spd w/convenience

07-07-2006, 11:17 AM	#21
Thirty-Nine Small cars are a big deal View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 3,144	Looks great — I love the "Prancing Chicken!" I think red is probably the color I'd get if we decide to purchase a Yaris. __________________ Subcompact Culture: The Small car blog

07-08-2006, 01:30 PM	#23
jah Drives: Hatch Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 57	Here are some shots of the rear components installed Attached Images

07-22-2006, 12:28 PM	#27
Chaad32 Drives: 2007 Liftback Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: USA Posts: 334	the "Prancing Chicken" is priceless __________________ 2007 Liftback Blazing Blue Cold Weather, Convenience Package, Arm Rest, Floor mats, Weathertech vent visors

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